You may have noticed that as the concept of home buying continues to evolve, more and more people are more inclined to pursue high-quality low-rise residences than high-rise residences when choosing residences. It is true that high-rise housing still occupies a dominant position in most cities today, especially in prosperous main urban areas. New commercial housing generally adopts a high-rise design of two staircases and four households. Compared with the low-rise residences without elevators in the past, high-rise residences are undoubtedly more modern and technological, equipped with elevators, broad vision, beautiful community environment, and professional property company services. Therefore, once high-rise residential buildings were launched, they quickly became a popular housing type. At that time, being able to live in an elevator room almost became a status symbol. For example, when high-rise residential buildings first appeared in Beijing, many people even chose to sell their precious courtyard houses to buy high-rise residential buildings. This may seem unbelievable now, but at the time, it was an unspoken choice.
From the perspective of the urbanization process, high-rise residential buildings have undoubtedly become a powerful assistant in my country's urban development. As land resources become increasingly scarce, high-rise residential buildings have become a wise choice for urban construction due to their efficient use of land. With the continuous expansion of cities, high-rise residential buildings have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain and have gradually evolved into the dominant residential form in our country. It is worth noting that today's high-rise residential buildings are no longer the "luxury goods" of the past. Instead, they have flown into the homes of ordinary people and become the first choice for the general public.
Compared with newly built low-rise residences, high-rise residences have more advantages in unit price and unit area, so the total price is relatively low, which makes them favored by many buyers who just need a house. For developers, high-rise residential buildings have many floors, abundant housing stock, and considerable profits, so they have naturally become their keen development targets. Therefore, we have reason to believe that high-rise residential buildings will continue to dominate many cities for a long time to come.
However, although high-rise housing occupies an important position in the city, it is not people's ideal form of housing. While early high-rise residences were highly sought after due to their novelty and scarcity, today, as housing prices continue to rise, high-rise residences are popular for their relatively low price tag. As the number of low-rise bungalows with elevators gradually increases, the status of high-rise residences in people's minds is also quietly changing.
It is particularly worth mentioning that as time goes by, some older high-rise residences have gradually exposed many problems, which has also made people question the living experience of high-rise residences. Under this circumstance, more and more families with better economic conditions are choosing to move out of high-rise residential buildings and turn to low-rise bungalows. This trend not only reflects people’s pursuit of a higher-quality living environment, but also indicates the challenges and changes that high-rise residential buildings may face in the future.
At present, my country's housing resources are showing a trend of excess, and future housing prices are expected to return to a more reasonable level. As people's economic conditions continue to improve, many people may choose to move from high-rise residences to lower-rise residences with higher quality. This means that in the future, the two-ladder and four-family high-rise residential buildings may gradually be sold by people. So why do high-rise residential buildings face such a fate?
Some architects have conducted an in-depth analysis of this and pointed out that there are four major defects in high-rise residences with two stairs and four households that are difficult to ignore. These defects not only affect the comfort of living, but may also cause serious consequences to the normal life of residents in the future. Influence. So, what are these four major flaws? Next, let’s take a look.
1. The floor area ratio of high-rise residential buildings, especially those with two staircases and four households, is often too high, which undoubtedly has a negative impact on people's living experience.
A house, just like the "clothing, food, and transportation" we need every day, is an indispensable part of people's lives. When we are freed from the most basic housing problems, as living standards improve, the quality requirements for houses will also increase. Looking back on when high-rise residences first emerged, people were particularly fond of them because their quality, environment and property services were a qualitative leap compared to traditional staircase houses, making them the representative of high-end residences at that time.
However, time has changed, and with the improvement of people's living conditions, the requirements for houses have become more stringent. Today's high-rise residential buildings are getting taller and taller, but the apartment sizes are getting smaller and smaller, resulting in a substantial increase in floor area ratio. The floor area ratio of many high-rise residential areas is even as high as 5-7. A high floor area ratio means a high population density living in the community, which not only makes the community appear noisy on weekdays, but also makes it extremely difficult to use elevators during peak hours. In addition, high-rise residential complexes with high floor area ratios often have narrow building spacing or compact designs, resulting in poor lighting and ventilation effects in the rooms. Therefore, from an overall perspective, many current high-rise residential buildings with two floors and four households do not perform well in terms of living comfort.
2. Safety hazards of high-rise residences
When talking about high-rise residences, their potential safety risks cannot be ignored. In recent years, accidents such as injuries from high-altitude objects, falls from high altitude and fires in high-rise buildings have undoubtedly occurred, which has undoubtedly cast a heavy shadow on residents' lives. Among these risks, the fire protection problem of high-rise residential buildings is particularly prominent. Given that high-rise residential floors are so high into the sky, in the event of a fire, not only will it be extremely difficult for residents to escape, but even rescue operations will face huge challenges.
In many cities, the fire ladders equipped by the fire brigade can usually only reach a height of 50 meters, which is equivalent to about 16 floors. This means that when a fire breaks out in a high-rise residential building, residents above the 16th floor cannot rely on fire ladders for rescue, and often need to evacuate through fire escapes on their own. However, for those residents living in high-rise buildings around the 30th floor, it is not easy to walk down dozens of stairs, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty and danger of evacuation.
In addition, the safety issues of high-rise residential elevators cannot be ignored. In recent years, elevator accidents have occurred frequently and have gradually become an important part of the safety hazards of high-rise residential buildings. Therefore, the safety issues of elevators in high-rise residential buildings also require our special attention.
3. The maintenance problems of mechanical equipment in high-rise residential buildings are serious. Not only are repair and replacement costs high, they also face the problem of demolition.
High-rise residences rely on key facilities such as elevators, tap water pressurization equipment, power and electrical equipment, and broadband equipment to maintain the normal lives of residents. However, over time, these devices inevitably age and become damaged. These problems can be quite costly to repair or replace. This means that residents living in high-rise residential buildings may face increasingly higher living costs in the future, and at the same time, the quality of living in the community may also gradually decline.
In addition to mechanical equipment problems, various problems will gradually arise in the main quality of high-rise residential buildings over time. Once these quality problems occur, the repair costs are often staggering. What is even more worrying is that high-rise residential buildings face the dilemma of being difficult to demolish as they age. The demolition of high-rise residential buildings is not attractive to developers because they cannot make enough profits, which makes the demolition of high-rise residential buildings extremely difficult. Even if developers are willing to demolish 33-story high-rise residential buildings, they will need to build 70-story super high-rise residential buildings to make a profit. However, there are not only technical difficulties in building such high-rise residences, but also policy restrictions. Additionally, even if built, it may struggle to attract homebuyers.
To sum up, there are many defects in high-rise residential buildings, which have a negative impact on the normal life of residents. With the improvement of people's economic conditions and the gradual stabilization of housing prices, people's requirements for housing quality are also constantly increasing. For example, more and more people are now choosing to move from high-rise residential buildings to newly built low-rise bungalow communities. Sun Hongbin, chairman of Sunac Group, also said that as people's economic conditions continue to improve, people's demand for high-quality mid-to-high-end residences will increase in the future. Therefore, we should pay attention to the problems existing in high-rise residential buildings and actively seek solutions to improve residents’ living quality and satisfaction.
